Pane fastener



Jan. 22, 1952 o -rz 2,583,303

I PANE FASTENER Filed April 14, 1947 INVENTOR.

Jig/fie M, M A l.

Patented Jan. 22, 1952 NI TED S TAT ES PAT ENT FF I CE A #583,393 I ram; FAsrnNEn V ()ltz, Hammond, Ind. I Application April 14, ls msenai nb. 5741, 318.

' This inventionrelates-to an improved combination moulding for'removably securing apane off-glasstina-sash;.;or 1a panelin a frame, .orithe like, and has .f or one of its principal obj ects the fact that the fastening means may Ibewused'over and -.over :when it becomes necessary to replace broken glass.

Another and 'furth'erimportant object of this invention residessin the rprovisionqof-means .for

removably securing a glass in a. frame without the use of speciaLtools.

Still anotheran'd further important object of the device of this inventionresides in theiiprovision ofrmeans .for securing a glass in position byihavingia resilient member betweensaid glass and the securingmeans, i

A still further important object of the combination moulding of this invention resides in the provision of means for securing a glass position in a frame, said means being readily removable for replacement of glass.

Another and still further important object of this invention is the provision of means for removably securing a pane of glass in a frame and having an adjusted pressure against said glass.

Another and still further important object of this invention is the provision of weather-resistant means for securing glass in a frame, said means being mounted on the external side of said frame.

Other and still further important objects of the combination moulding of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and the following specification.

The customary method employed to secure the pane of glass in the rabbetted portion of the sash is to fasten the glass in position with brads or small triangular metal members and then to-seal the joint with putty. Other means such as strips of both wood and metal, used with and without putty have also been used. However, such means present more or less serious difi'icuties in that metal strips used without putty cause undue strain on certain points of the glass and thus cause considerable breakage. Where putty is used with the metal strips, maintenance costs are high due to the fact that the putty soon dries out and cracks, chips and breaks away. Where wood strips are used without putty, shrinkage and swelling of the wood soon cause the glass to become loose and rattle.

The means for securing a pane of glass in a sash either of wood or of metal, as embodied in the device of this invention, eliminate the (1111iwas. (0110 -5614) ,culties heretofore encountered, reduce maintenance costs and, moreover, the combination mould,- ing may be. readily applied by any. unskilled person without the use of special tools,

' The invention, in ,a preferred 'for m, 'i s, illus ,trated in the drawings and hereinaftermore fully described. I,

In the drawings: I

Fig. l'is aperspective view of a sash .with parts broken away, showing a pane, of glass held. in

position by the combination moulding offthis invention; Fig. 2 is asectionalyiewof a sash" and. shows the relative positions .of the parts of .themoulding and sash; i Fig. jSisja sectional iew of a metal, .sash,.and shows a slight modification in the construction of the combination moulding to meet the different conditions of said sash; and

Fig. 4 is a section of a sash showing the relative positions of the glass and combination moulding, also in dotted lines is shown the position of the device before being secured to the sash.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral Ii] indicates in a general way the sash of an ordinary window which is usually constructed of wood and has a rabbet l2 out therein for receiving a pane of glass 14.

In the preferred embodiment of this invention, a rubber strip l6, substantially triangular in cross section, as is clearly shown in the annexed drawings, is partly covered with a rust-resisting metal strip l3. This metal strip l8 has a plurality of equally spaced openings I9 through which a securing member, such as a nail 20, a screw 22, a bolt 24, or like object may be passed.

In the preferred construction of the combination moulding of this invention, the metal strip i8 is placed on the rubber strip H5 at the time of applying it to the sash. However, it will be apparent that the metal and rubber may be fastened together, by cement, glue, rivets or any other suitable means, at the place of manufacture.

When in normal position the face of the strip it which contacts the glass is at a slight angle to the vertical, as is best shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4. This construction allows the full face of the strip is to contact the glass I4 when said strip is depressed by the securing member.

A raised portion 26 on the upper part of the strip it forms a stop for the metal strip 18, and also serves as a deflector for turning Water from the surface of the glass.

Extending inwardly under the base of the strip "5 is the edge 28 of the metal strip [8. This edge, where the device is used on the wooden sash, is capable of embedding itself in the wood, as is best shown in Fig. 2. But where the device is used in conjunction with a metal sash, the edge 28 straightens out parallel to the contacting surface of the sash as is best shown in Fig. 3.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that herein is provided a combination moulding which may be used on anykind of panel work, glass work, such as mirrors, window panes and the like.

Furthermore, when the device of this invention is in use, a resilient pressure is at all times exerted against the glass which makes a perfect seal against the infiltration of dampness, air, or water, and prevents rattling of the glass.

Moreover, because of the fact that the combination moulding is practically immune to the acthus causing rattling of the glass and an imperfect air seal, and contributing to the possibility of glass breakage,that the nails or screws or other means retaining .the moulding can be further tightened to extrude more rubber and effect again a good seal.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent granted thereon otherwise than as necessitated by the prior art.

I claim:

A combination moulding for securing glass in a sash comprising a rubber-like strip having a triangular cross section, one angle of which is slightly less than a right angle, one of the strip sides defining said angle being secured to the sash and the other of the sides defining said angle bearing against the glass, a metallic strip substantially covering the side of said rubber strip opposite said angle spaced from one edge of said side and folded over the other edge thereof to extend partially on the sash facing side, such that the securing of said moulding to the sash by securing means which passes through the metallic strip into the sash forces said metallic strip toward the sash and extrudes the substance of the rubber-like strip so as to change said angle to approximately a right angle and cause said glass engaging side to meet the glass squarely, and wherein the edge of the portion of the metallic strip extending on the sashfacing side is bent outward from the rubber-like strip so as to be imbeddedv in the sash when the moulding is secured to the sash to fix positively the spacing between the glass and the moulding.

' HOWARD R. OLTZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 936,158 Phinny Oct. 5, 1909 1,601,850 Chismadia Oct. 5, 1926 1,946,017 Ennis Feb. 6, 1934 

